MARYVILLE, Mo. - Former Kirksville track and field star Chloe Wichmann is now in her sophomore year at Northwest Missouri State and she is continuing the success she had as a Tiger now as a Bearcat.

Wichmann competes in multiple events for NWMSU but her favorite competition is the pentathlon. At the college indoor level the pentathlon consists of the 60-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and 800-meter run.

“I kind of got thrown into the pentathlon by my coach when I was a freshman, and it’s a challenge because I am still learning, but it is by far my favorite event,” said Wichmann.

Wichmann took part in the pentathlon at the recently completed MIAA Indoor Championships. She used a big second day performance including winning the 800-meter run. The overall performance was good enough to score her 3,408 points. The total placed her fourth, but was a personal best. Wichmann missed qualifying for the nationals by just four points.

“Overall it was pretty good. There were about 20 girls in the competition so I didn’t know everyone I was competing against and I have never competed against that many girls before. The whole event was a little nerve racking because I was competing against the best girls in the best conference, and I was still able to achieve a personal best,” said Wichmann.

She also competed in the 600-yard run and the 4x400 relay. In the 600-yard run Wichmann set another personal best with a time of 1:25, but she wasn’t able to move up in terms of placing as she still finished fifth. The Lady Bearcats relay team also set a record as they posted a school record time and finished second.

The championship event brought the indoor season to a close.

“The season went pretty well. I feel like I was always progressing forward and I avoided getting injured. I would have liked to score a little better in my events but overall it was good,” said Wichmann.

With the end of the indoor season brings the start of the outdoor season. The outdoor pentathlon adds two events, which provides even more challenges.

“I feel like I can have a better outdoor season, because I now know the girls I have to beat out and the numbers they are capable of putting up. Personally I would love to qualify for nationals, but my main goals are to improve off last season and bring all my times down,” said Wichmann.